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Research shows both the benefits and the costs of policing fall especially on Black communities.

Copenhagen 2021 WorldPride & EuroGames Announce Major Changes Copenhagen events scaled back as Danish government extends restictions. Malmö, Sweden events await decision by Swedish government.   May 17 2021 2:00 AM EDT WorldPride 2021 has been planned to take place in neighboring nations and cities Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmo, Sweden this August 12-22. But with the Danish government extending restrictions amid new pandemic outbreaks, the Copenhagen organizers have been forced to make significant changes to their plans. Most significantly, the WorldPride Parade, planned for Saturday A...

Pixabay After the death of George Floyd opened up a national debate about policing, Morgan Williams and his colleagues turned to the tools of economics to try and provide some evidence to help inform the conversation. He recently released research that supports the case for police reform while also reminding us why police are important for public safety. Williams is an economist at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He researches the economics of crime and incarceration policy, with a particular focus on racial inequality. Raised in the South Bronx, Williams still liv...

When You Add More Police To A City, What Happens? By at 3:30 am NPR Editor's note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money's newsletter. You can sign up here. After the death of George Floyd opened up a national debate about policing, Morgan Williams and his colleagues turned to the tools of economics to try and provide some evidence to help inform the conversation. He recently released research that supports the case for police reform while also reminding us why police are important for public safety. Williams is an economist at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service....

The Data On Legalizing Weed Editor's note: 's newsletter. You can . Last month, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills making it official: marijuana will soon be growing legally in the gardens of the Garden State for anyone over 21 to enjoy. The bills follow through on a marijuana legalization ballot initiative that New Jerseyans approved overwhelmingly last year. New Jersey is now one of a dozen states, plus the District of Columbia, which have let loose the magic dragon — and more states, like Virginia, may be on the way. It's been almost a decade since Colorado and Washingto...